Striation patterns in serrated blade stabs to cartilage

Forensic Science International

Volumn 208, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 91-94

  Pounder, Derrick J ^a   Reeder, Francesca D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class characteristics; Drop point; Serrated knives; Stab wounds; Striations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADE LENGTH; BLADE WIDTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROP POINT BLADE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; KNIFE CUT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; SERRATED KNIFE; STAB WOUND; STRAIGHT SPINE BLADE; SWINE; WEAPON; WOUND STRIATION PATTERN;

EID: 79955474002     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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